Law Professor Haney-Lopez: Conservatives Hijacked Civil Rights

Conservatives have hijacked civil rights and taken us back decades in racial tolerance, says Ian Haney-Lopez, a law professor at the University of California at Berkeley.

"A wonderful way we can talk about this is [former Alaska Gov. and vice-presidential candidate] Sarah Palin and what she tweeted on Martin Luther King Day," Haney-Lopez told "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.

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"She tweeted both Martin Luther King statements that we should appreciate each other for the content of our character rather than the color of our skin and also a blast criticizing President Barack Obama for race baiting.